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Classroom Crush SEASON 3 returns June 1st :)

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Wow. Is this shit for real? Classroom Crush is BACK after 2 YEARS? Somehow it is true. Has anything gone on during that time? Just kidding. There's a LOT to catch up on and I couldn't be happier to be doing it with my pal, actor/comedian/trauma bonded comrade Austin Cassel! This first episode has it ALL: Hannah Montana, late blooming, Madagascar the film, mean girls, a LIP SYNCING MOMENT, vandalism, a first kiss FAIL, self image issues, PATTERNS and tfw you find love in a hopeless place? Much to unpack. It's been so long and I'm so happy and nervous and excited to be back!! Do u still like me? Check yes by leaving a nice review and check no by doing nothing :) 

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MUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:

I Like To Move It Move It - King Julian the lemur from Madagascar...
Oh, What A World - Kacey Musgraves
No Air - Jordin Sparks, Chris Brown
The Saltwater Room - Owl City

SEASON 3 PREMIERE w/ Austin Cassel

GOD this is episode is a scorcher and is making me SO excited to be back for real. This week I’m joined by one the absolute faves, Maggie Winters!! She is the first to grace us with her video presence, so check out the twitter and patreon to see!! We’re getting into the nitty gritty of: being so embarrassed that you have a feeling, a period story that had my jaw on the FLOOR, the image of who is "allowed" to crush, Spaghetti Rebecca, coming out as bisexual (ever heard of it??) needing clarity up front, grappling with femininity when girlies used to sit on you like a chair, coming into yourself and accepting the fantasy of love as something attainable!! This episode is packed and I can’t wait for you to listen. 

And fine, you get the first video free :) : https://youtu.be/f-8UAa9TYag

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MUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Ophelia - The Band
This Love - Maroon 5
On The Way Down - Ryan Cabrera

"This Queer Girl Is Not Representing Us Well" with Maggie Winters

Hello from the Magic Tavern? More like Hello from this Broken Heart!! This week Rebecca is talking about her secret crush on former best friend DYLAN, with the amazing and great Adal Rifai!! Adal plays Chunt on Hello from the Magic Tavern, so that’s the joke. He’s discussing BROOKE, a friend he actually dated, which is mind-blowing to Rebecca. There’s a truly traumatic late night radio show incident, painful third wheeling, #drama for days, and, wow, did Adal and Rebecca create a whole new podcast in this episode?? Find out!! It’s a good one!!


SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

If I Told You This Was Killing Me, Would You Stop? - The Juliana Theory

Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden

You’re So Last Summer - Taking Back Sunday

Always- Blink 182

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Just Friends?? with Adal Rifai

This week Rebecca might miss flirting? She’s all over the place but thankfully her wonderful guest, David Anthony (AV Club, Noisey, lots more), is there to provide some support. David is talking about his high school coworker crush, REBECCA, which is a hilarious coincidence. Or is it? (It is). This crush story is full of truly cinematic melodrama, and podcast host Rebecca is living for it. She’s talking about ALEX, a dumb hot bassist connected to future integral episodes. Don’t miss the origin story!! There’s hella making out, a bummer of a summer, annoying punk shit, violence (???), incredible teen jams, a bad date, and one of the most intense things said to anyone EVER. 

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Please rate & review!! It’s virtual smooches!!

SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

Cringe - Alkaline Trio 

Nose Over Tail - Alkaline Trio

Screaming Infidelities - Dashboard Confessional 

Circle - Eddie Brickell & New Bohemians 

Sorry About That - Alkaline Trio 

Radio - Alkaline Trio 

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

2 Punk 4 Love with David Anthony

Oh my gosh. THE hilarious and glam and incredible Catherine Cohen on THIS podcast?? Truly a dream. This week Rebecca is living that New York lifestyle on the pod thanks to the generous folks of Forever Dog Studios. In this weird, extremely horny, extremely gross, extremely GOOD ep, Rebecca is talking about 4th grade crush DAVID. She’s reading some emails that are truly some of the most wild shit ever, and maybe evidence that she brought “daddy” into the ether?? Catherine (with her full life) is talking about a whole mess of crushes, including a high school crush who dated her best friend. Messy!! But that’s how we like it. PLUS: porn, cybersex, sexual awakenings, and more sex stuff. Happy Thanksgiving friends, this one is NSFF (that’s “not safe for families”) 

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PLEASE listen to her filthy and amazing podcast, Turner Masters Memory Hospital because it’s so good 
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MUSIC DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
Bowl of Oranges - Bright Eyes
This Modern Love - Bloc Party
The Midnight Organ Fight - Frightened Rabbit 
Sufjan Stevens
Breathe (2AM) - Anna Nalick

Nasty Little Freaks with Catherine Cohen

Yeah, that’s right. It’s Griffin friggen Newman. He’s one of #TheTwoFriends, he’s a Blank Check co-host, he’s starring in The Tick, and boy was he a loser in love. Just like Rebecca! This week, Rebecca has burdened Griffin with one of her most important crushes to date, BRENNAN. He really fucked her up and this episode is basically why she started this podcast. Griffin is talking about EMILY (second Emily of the show!) and the many questionable decisions made around his love for her. These are some straight up origin stories, and it’s a middle school ep so you KNOW it’s drama. Confessions, exiling, humiliation, cinematic scenes, gossip, evil boys, emotional scarring- this one's got it all. Ever wondered why Griffin and Rebecca are this way?? Find out!! 

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SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

Yesterdays - Guns N’ Roses

Sea of Love - Cat Power 

Hands Down - Dashboard Confessional

The Background - Third Eye Blind

The Don Quixote of Crushes with Griffin Newman

Holy shit. It’s Hollywood Handbook’s HAYES DAVENPORT!! On REBECCA’S show!! This is a big deal for Rebecca because it’s her favorite podcast but she’s trying to remain chill. Did she pull it off? Find out! Hayes is taking us all the way back to kindergarten to discuss his blazer-wearing first love, ANNE, plus, stories about his college crush who became his friggen wife. What a dream. Rebecca is talking about an older guy she had a crush on in high school whose name had to be bleeped out because it stressed Hayes out a lot, which, yeah. They dig into Rebecca’s Almost Famous double life, read some truly embarrassing messages, talk crush trajectories, being Smart, making out to Bob’s Burgers, and so much more. We love this ep and we’re IN love with this ep.

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SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police

Never Knew - The Rocket Summer

A Brazen Lie with Hayes Davenport

Throw on your red dickies because boy oh boy, it’s a punk one! This week Rebecca has the wonderful and hilarious Budd Anthony Diaz on the show, and he’s telling her all about the mysterious and edgy DANIELLE, his junior high crush. Staying on theme, Rebecca is telling the story of pop punk dream boy JARED, who is like, so cute?? There’s a scene straight out of some coming of age indie flick, a disappearing girl, Star Wars vulnerability, VERY bad flirting, and a whole lot of New Found Glory for which we will not apologize. If you ever wore safety pins as a fashion accessory, this episode is for you. If not, it’s still for you!! 

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MUSIC DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

7/4 (Shoreline) - Broken Social Scene
The Rock Show - Blink 182
The whole Take Off Your Pants and Jacket album tbh
Coming Home - New Found Glory!!

Dream Goddess Punk Princess with Budd Anthony Diaz

This week Rebecca is lowkey nervous to talk to her guest Alan Hanson because she just thinks he’s very cool. How embarrassing! But it works out. In this episode, Alan tells Rebecca about a whole handful of crushes from throughout the years, and even losing his virginity, HELL yeah. Rebecca is talking about a high school best friend crush, LUIS, who she only recently realized was a crush! There’s talk of growing up in a military family, platonic (?) physical intimacy, quiet moments, sober hookups, high school drugs, emotional baggage, honestly so much!! It’s exciting and very real and we like it, okay?? 

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SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

The World Has Turned And Left Me Here - Weezer 
Cute Without the ‘E’ - Taking Back Sunday 
At Your Funeral - Saves the Day
Ohio Is for Lovers - Hawthorne Heights

Sandwiches & Super Troopers with Alan Hanson

Here’s the thing: they talked about that. This week Rebecca is joined by Sam Fragoso (Talk Easy, so many things) for a very important/special/VULNERABLE ep that honestly feels like, was this a good idea? Hopefully! It’s juicy as hell. Rebecca is talking about one of her most integral and lasting crushes from high school, which she has decided to name AARON. Sam is telling her about his freshman year crush on a girl whose name might be MEGAN. These are truly formative stories that lead them to talk about their relationship with-wait for it- EACH OTHER?! There’s a lunchroom plan gone awry, multiple public humiliations, good and bad making out, heartbreaking realizations, and yeah, Rebecca confesses some things and Sam confronts them. If you don’t listen to this episode, it’s like why did she even put herself through all this?? Please listen to it. We promise it’s fun. 

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SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
Till It Happens To You - Corrine Bailey Rae 
Green Eyes - Wavves

Should We Talk About This?? with Sam Fragoso

This week Rebecca is honestly honored to be sharing her story of getting taken to the bone zone for the first time with the hilarious goddess Jamie Loftus (The Bechdel Cast, Superdeluxe, Irrational Fears). In this final chapter of the Frog Fingers band trilogy, Rebecca is talking about hot dream boy JACK, and boy does it all go out with a bang (get it). Jamie is telling Rebecca all about HANDSOME DAN, the radio host crush who literally changed the course of her life?? Also ex boyfriend Andrew who left her for the sax? Jamie simply provides too much content to summarize here. There’s dangerous hookups, going out of your way to see a crush, what NOT to say to someone when they just lost their virginity, bad flirting (?), getting fingered to french jazz, and so much more. Jamie and Rebecca make a lot of connections and it’s good.

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SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 
On Melancholy Hill - Gorillaz 
Baroque and Blue - Claude Bolling 
Hot Knives - Bright Eyes 
Lover I Don’t Have To Love - Bright Eyes

The Virginity One!! with Jamie Loftus

It’s the last episode recorded in LA and we couldn’t think of a better way to close out this emotionally turbulent adventure!! This week, a very loopy and overtired Rebecca is joined by THE one and only Kevin T. Porter, of Gilmore Guys/Good Christian Fun/Maisel Goys fame! Kevin is telling Rebecca all about his middle school crush KIKI (an avid Clay Aiken fan) and Rebecca is telling him the story of her high school crush on an Australian Tumblr boy named MAT, which has a wild ending! This podcast is international now, baby. Rebecca reads a letter she wrote to Mat, Kevin explains how Kiki made him a cuck, and it’s a grand old time. PLUS: Damien Rice is on the Shrek 3 soundtrack, was God trying to guide Kevin’s crushes??, making montages, flaming hot poetry, reconnecting with old crushes (!!) and so much more. Rebecca is happy she went to LA to record her podcast. Please forgive her raspy voice and exhausted brain.

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SONGS DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: 

Delicate - Damien Rice 
9 Crimes - Damien Rice 
Main Title Theme (Billy) - Bob Dylan 
The Sky Is Broken - Moby 
Radio Cure - Wilco 
The Only One - Billy Bragg

Burnin' to Yearn with Kevin T. Porter

Rebecca is finally back in Chicago and might feel empty?? Thankfully she’s joined by the hilarious and lovely Ashley Ray this week, so things can’t be that bad. She’s telling Rebecca about RAMSEY, the cool new kid at her high school. Rebecca is talking about “MARIO”, a slightly aspirationally popular crush. How was Ashley the Meredith Grey of her friend group? Why did social boys make us feel like losers? How did we use musical journalism to woo hotties? There’s many things to quickly unpack. PLUS: beach blowjobs, boys who ghost and still engage with your friggen online content, being fetishized but also being horny for Boston accents, and so much more. This ep is short and sweet, just like most of Rebecca’s romantic endeavors. Perhaps sweeter, tbh. 

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MUSIC DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

Okay, I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don’t - Brand New 
Motorcycle Drive By - Third Eye Blind 
Jane Says - Jane’s Addiction
Classic Girl - Jane’s Addiction

Black Daria with Ashley Ray

Happy Valentine’s Day!! Since Rebecca predictably does NOT have a valentine, nor does she have a good story about Valentine’s Day, she decided to do something special to celebrate/mourn the occasion. This week she’s joined by the first boy she had a crush on in Chicago! Wow how embarrassing!! His name is Josh (she used to call him Myopic Books Boy) and he’s truly a good one. They talk about her humiliating moves, his obliviousness, her heartbreak, both sides of the story, the whole thing. Listen to two people do something that literally no one does!! The fact that Rebecca remembers every detail of her interactions with Josh is definitely not awkward at all and we love it.

The First Chicago Crush with Josh Watkins (The Crush)

Happy post-Valentine’s Day!! Are you ready for some heartbreak?? This week Rebecca is joined by Dan Sheehan (We Still Like You, NOT A WOLF) to talk about some juicy high school rejections. Dan’s telling Rebecca about MAGGIE, his friend and then girlfriend and then ex. Rebecca is talking about JACOB, a pure hippie boy she loved with all her heart. Hormonal basement wrestling, when Lizzie McGuire fell asleep on Gordo’s shoulder, can you respect someone who blindly throws validation??, RELIENT K, when your heart has a crush instead of your body, relating to people with similar levels of trauma, and SO MUCH GOOD MUSIC. If you spent Valentine's Day alone, this is the ep for you. If you spent it with your significant other (congrats), it's still the ep for you! Laugh about how you're better than us! 

Follow Dan at: ItsDanSheehan & SickofWolves 
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SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

You Don’t Know What Love Is - White Stripes 
Where Do My Bluebirds Fly - The Tallest Man On Earth 
Going to Georgia - The Mountain Goats 
Poke - Frightened Rabbit 
Someone You’d Admire - Fleet Foxes
A Perfect Sonnet - Bright Eyes 
Kathy With A K’s Song - Bright Eyes 
New Romantic - Laura Marling

BONUS SONGS WE DIDN’T PLAN ON DISCUSSING: 

Sadie Hawkins Dance - Relient K 
Meant To Live - Switchfoot
Scars - Papa Roach

YOU Don't KNOW What LOVE Is with Dan Sheehan

AH!! This week Rebecca has fallen in love with another boy who has a girlfriend but MORE IMPORTANTLY, she is truly honored to have Grace Thomas (Clickhole, The Onion, good comedy you should see) on the show!! She’s telling Rebecca about a few integral high school crushes, including MAGGIE, the love letter writer, and GUS, the debate camp dream boy! Rebecca is talking about CAMILO, and she’s embarrassed by literally every word she ever sent to him. There’s a lot to get to: Peter Pan’s Jeremy Sumpter, realizing your queerness, relationship fears, backing away from a good thing, Watchmen, NOT talking about P*R BT*M, hot improv boys, literally so much we love it. 

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SONGS DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: 

Her Words Destroyed My Planet - Motion City Soundtrack
Alive With The Glory Of Love - Say Anything

Have You Heard of Ennui?? with Grace Thomas

Clearly we’re obsessed with Clickhole because this week we have another amazing writer, Noah Prestwich on the show! We (me, Rebecca, writing this) love this episode for so many reasons so you just need to listen to it to find out WHY. Noah is telling Rebecca about a fifth grade crush experience that was integral in forming guilt-based anxiety, while Rebecca is talking about “HUNTER”, a guy in high school she thought was really hot and (spoiler alert) had sex with. Did Noah murder his fifth grade crush? Why did Rebecca make sexual moves instead of emotional connections? PLUS: shared checking impulses, Rebecca and Noah need to go to therapy, feeling deserving of a relationship, not knowing what is “normal” behavior, adolescent fashion, Rebecca feeling like Oprah, and all of the good things you’d ever want in a podcast and we feel confident in saying that. 

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SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

You Don’t Know My Name - Alicia Keys 
All You Wanted - Michelle Branch 
Everywhere - Michelle Branch 
Rain City - Turin Brakes

50 Shades of Shame with Noah Prestwich

This week Rebecca is joined by the most prepared guest thus far, the hilarious Richie Owens (Please Make This)!! No shade to the other guests, we love you all and you are perfect. But like, Richie brought an outline and time stamps. He’s telling Rebecca all about his sophomore crush CARLY, and holy shit the stories!! There’s like, multiple scenes that could be the sole focus of an entire episode of this podcast, so we are very grateful and proud of this jam packed piece of content we are giving you. Rebecca is talking about ERIK, a middle school crush that was one of the first to force her to become the best friend instead of potential romantic figure. There’s so much to unpack and it’s ALL good. We got the whole rebranding your crush as a “sibling” when you feel rejected, playful ribbing as a form of immature sexual tension, bad movie watching body language, getting made fun of, a straight up RUMBLE for love, a beautiful slow dance, a preteen existential crisis, monumental moments at The Fair (be there, the fair!), why we’re so insecure, and so much more! This ep is the bomb shizzayy!!*

*we don’t actually talk like this anymore just listen to the episode

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SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

Trailer Trash - Modest Mouse
Dark Center of the Universe - Modest Mouse 
Medication - Modest Mouse
Perfect Situation - Weezer 
Nineteen - Tegan and Sarah

JUST Like Breaking Dawn with Richie Owens

Oh my GAWD there’s a lot of “oh my gawd”s in this ep. This week Rebecca is joined by the lovely Emily Clouse (Reductress, The Onion) to talk about her crush on class clown BEN, who lingered from 8th grade through high school. Rebecca is talking about AJ, a dream boy straight out of the Z Boys, okay?? VERY hot, off the charts, rock and roll. They also talk early celeb crushes, including Justin Berfield aka Reese from Malcolm in the Middle and Nat Wolff from…The Naked Brothers Band. There’s a homecoming dance, a moment of true cowardice, first makeouts, Rebecca is doing Fine and definitely not Self Sabotaging, high school musical theater drama, not being worthy of a Hot, and, oh, ya'll wanted a twist?? Then listen!!

Follow Emily on twitter at: @ emilyfclouse
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SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

I’m With You - Avril Lavigne 
Everytime - Britney Spears 
Be Be Your Love - Rachael Yamagata
Almost Lover - A Fine Frenzy

...And There's A Twist with Emily Clouse

Let’s Just Hide! with Robel Arega

This week we thought you deserved some R&R. That’s Rebecca & Robel, babyyy!!! The very funny and good Robel Arega, specifically. He’s telling Rebecca about a handful of middle school crushes, including MARIAH and LEXI- or should we say, “bella”. Rebecca is taking it to North Beach for her high school crush, JESSE- or should we say, nice basic white boy? Speaking of white boys, what’s the deal with them? Rebecca has questions. Valentine’s Day rejections, a failed love letter, needing validation, being “charming” but not dateable, when boys don’t have a crush on Rebecca are they just racist (no, but liiiiike), a magical week of band camp, not so subtle facebook posts, and more! 

Follow Robel on twitter at: @robelarega
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotel
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SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Club Foot - Kasabian 
I Only Think Of You - The Horrors
Run - Vampire Weekend 
May I Have This Dance - Francis and the Lights ft. Chance the Rapper

Let's Just Hide! with Robel Arega

Could it be? Fran Hoepfner is BACK on this SHOW?? Yeah nerds, we’ve got our first returning guest and we couldn’t have asked for a better one!! No offense other past guests. This time, Fran is telling Rebecca about her first female crush, “SARAH” from college (still a classroom, bitch!). Rebecca is talking “JOEY”, an older crush that she actually went on dates with, very rare. This episode’s got it all: feeling required to prove your bisexuality, smoking weed and watching The Hobbit in 3D, college improv viral videos, coming out, Rebecca’s childhood revealed, LMFAO is an uncle and a nephew, boys vs WOMen, labels, feeling guilty, Garrett Hedlund, and so so much more. 

Follow Fran on twitter at: @ franhoepfner
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @ AlmondMilkHotel
Follow Classroom Crush on twitter at: @ ClassroomCrush 

SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

I Don’t Wanna Be In Love - Good Charlotte
Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO 
Sleepyhead - Passion Pit 
Backwards - Oupa
Underneath Your Clothes - Shakira

What's Her Deal? with Fran Hoepfner

Holy hell this is a hot one!! Not like sexy but just a very good episode of the podcast. This week Rebecca is joined by the seriously funny Brian Bennett to discuss the dreaded high school love triangle! Brian’s involves his First Love “Annie” (smart, churchgoing girl) and best friend “Hunter” (who is also sorta First Love). Rebecca must once again confront her life’s obvious patterns as she discusses Anna and her boyfriend Danny (very hot and nice). Rebecca and Brian get very real as they talk: being a side dish when you should be an entree, is self love having a crush on someone who is like you?, “The Gentleman’s Spot” (The G Spot), all boys catholic school, TWO crush sleepovers, can you ever ask a friend not to date your crush? Aaron Carter, when everything changed, and more !Sounds dramatic because it is ya dweeb! But in a good way. 

Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotel
Follow Classroom Crush on twitter at: @ClassroomCrush 

SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

People As Places As People - Modest Mouse
Basic Space - The xx
Loopy Loopy Love - The Brunettes 
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
Jigsaw Falling Into Place - Radiohead
Goodnight Bad Morning - The Kills 
Near Wild Heaven - REM 
There There- Radiohead

Three Blind Mice (It's A Love Triangle) with Brian Bennett

This week Rebecca is joined by her very dear friend, hilarious comedy gal Jaclyn Barker! They’re talking about some DRAMATIC, tbh narratively THRILLING long distance high school crushes. Rebecca is telling Jaclyn about the incredible story of NIC, the stranger on the bus. Very Hitchcock, right?? Jaclyn is talking about her IRISH BOY crush, who floated in and out of her life for approx 13 years. This ep has got it all: a Jess Mariano type, bonkers next level internet stalking, a first kiss by a waterfall, (Jaclyn still has the underwear she was wearing that day), the lawless days of early Facebook, when you feel it’s VITAL to know someone, Post-Potter Depression, thinking you’re Lady Gaga, hilarious time capsule messages, an unforgivable betrayal, a reunion on the other side of the world, and what the hell does JFK being allergic to horses have to do with any of this?? Find out!!

Follow Jaclyn on twitter at: @KangarooJaclyn
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotel
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MUSIC DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

The Shrek Soundtrack - Shrek 
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac 
Wish You Were Here - Incubus
Silver Springs - Fleetwood Mac
Halo - Beyonce
Fix You - Coldplay

Have Love, WILL Travel with Jaclyn Barker

Wow!! This week Rebecca attempts to self sabotage but actually does a really good episode of her podcast instead? She’s joined by funny and tall improviser/former crush, Mike Jest, who is telling her about his first crush, JULIE. Rebecca reads some clueless facebook interactions from her high school crush JULIAN! They’re getting extremely real and open about the nightmare of a pool party, feeling lowkey worthless, catholic guilt, when they’d smooch, when Rebecca peacocked by making a facebook page for a band, Mike’s best case scenario fantasies, the concept of being lovable, Rebecca confronts Mike about being impossible to read, why we build walls and what they look like to other people, hypothetical declarations of love, it's scary to admit you care, subconscious power plays, being SEEN and a hell of a lot more!! Rebecca WOULD apologize for working out her personal issues like this if it didn’t actually make for a good podcast bye bitch! Na jk please stay

Follow Mike on twitter at: @MikeJest 
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotel
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SONGS DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: 

Till There Was You - The Beatles
We Share The Same Skies - The Cribs

The Great Wall of Mike with Mike Jest

This week Rebecca is fangirling because it’s Shantira Jackson (Comedy Central, BET, 3Peat) on the show!! She’s telling Rebecca all about one of her few middle school crushes, AARON, who was hot and athletic and possibly held back a grade and yeah, she wrote him a letter.  Rebecca is talking one of her first celeb crushes and of COURSE it’s none other than the titular Little Vampire. His name was actually Rudolph or something? Either way he was a vampire and British which was vital. She’s also reading some lowkey heartbreaking journal entries from third grade. They’re talkin being ashamed of your feelings, Shantira’s secret marriage plan, the green Power Ranger, when you’re young and emotionally uncensored, “pretty for a dark skinned girl” and of course, the entire plot of Love & Basketball and why it's IMPORTANT!!

Follow Shantira on twitter at: @tira_son

Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotel & on instagram at: rebeccabulnz

Follow Classroom Crush on twitter at: @ClassroomCrush

SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
Fool of Me - Me'Shell NdegéOcello
My Heart Will Go On - New Found Glory
Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
Kiss Me - New Found Glory
The Last Song - The All American Rejects

Love & Basketball Moment with Shantira Jackson

This week it’s returning guest and general fave Brian Bennett on the show!! With such a rich life he is back to tell a pretty wild story set in Vietnam that, once again, finds him in a love triangle of sorts. He’s telling Rebecca the college story of ALEX, ALEX, and NI. If you don’t think he’s bringing the drama we’ll just let you know there’s potential fatherhood involved. Rebecca is telling Brian about her very formative and NOT basic crush on Ron Weasley/Rupert Grint. There’s a fifth grade journal entry, an apocalypse fantasy and honestly way more to get into than there should be. This ep covers: an airport breakup, cultural miscommunication, touching on suicide, perfect british accents, using people as emotional placeholders, la petit mort, physical weakness as a shortcut to being taken care of, could a child start a war?, feeling the need to be chosen, Brian loves taking his shirt off, Rebecca fantasizes about people being stuck with her, and SO MUCH MORE!! Also, next week is the season finale!! 

Follow Brian on twitter at: @tweetingwithbr3
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotel & @rebeccabulnez on instagram
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SONGS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 

A Sort of Homecoming - U2
California - U2
Voices Carry - ‘Til Tuesday
Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins 
Lay Your Hands On Me - Thompson Twins

Put Those Feelings Back In Your Pocket with Brian Bennett

Rebecca has been kissing ALEX(Collyard, cute funny nice) but now Rebecca is moving to New York which is sad because it’s been fun and she has famously had a HARD TIME. In this Classroom Crush season finale, Rebecca is closing out her time in Chicago and talking to Alex about closing out their time as Chicago’s preeminent comedy power couple. Just kidding they’re not an actual COUPLE couple like it’s casual relax it’s fun we’re hanging out. Damn. Alex (Just Kitten Around, Arts & Culture Club, The Dungeon Rats, so much) is telling Rebecca about some formative early crush experiences before they delve into how this whole thing began and all of their feelings about it. Rebecca leaves in exactly one week so it’s finally time to explore: Is Alex good or bad, Alex has a thing for dancers? wow, initiating moves, would this relationship work if Rebecca wasn’t moving, wanting to fix problems, polyamory, Rebecca makes bold claims about Alex’s future, Rebecca kinda cries and hates it, Alex is sad for her but very nice, deep insecurities, bye bye Chicago, some final (for now) thoughts on love and being defined by it and more!! This does not pass the Bechdel Test and you should listen to it. Classroom Crush is far from over and please stay tuned because we’ll probably be back sooner than you even want tbh. Love u xoxoxo

Follow Alex on twitter at: @alexcollyard
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotel & @rebeccabulnez on instagram
Follow Classroom Crush on twitter at: @ClassroomCrush

SONGS DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: 

Pyramid Song - Radiohead
Your Song - Kate Walsh 
Crazy to Love You - Leonard Cohen

DRAMATIC SEASON FINALE with Alex Collyard

Happy new year crushers!! Can you believe it’s 2019 now and Rebecca still doesn’t have a boyfriend? Shocking. But what’s even crazier is that this week she’s joined by hilarious and lovely Broadway producer, Larry Rogowsky (The Other Josh Cohen, Moulin Rouge, Angels in America) !! Larry is telling her all about growing up in the 80s as a metal head, early boy crushes, lost virginity, coming out, rocker chicks (like Angelique), high school locker rooms, repression, grand gestures, and meeting his husband in a story that literally makes Rebecca tear up!! Spoiler alert: imagine watching someone perform in a Broadway show and then years later you end up with them…..(hey Lucas Hedges how’s it going). PLUS: Was the 80s metal scene innately homoerotic? Why do we hate people that remind us of ourselves? Could aloe stocks be the new roses? Find out!! 

Follow Larry on twitter at: @larryrogowsky
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotel
Follow the show on twitter at: @ClassroomCrush

MUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: 

Love Bites - Def Leppard 
If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips

This Is The 80s with Larry Rogowsky

Okay warning…..this episode is both real AND deep!! Also funny?? This week Rebecca is joined by writer/director/comedian Steven Markow to dig into relationships/falling in love/ his formative high school crush Erin! On this ep they’re talkin’ having a crush on the world, a chance encounter at the county fair, mental health, working towards spontaneity, being The Nerd That Kissed, bouncing between extremes, and moving away to the woods to be a cliche in a nice way. PLUS: an emotional first date, System Of A Down cover bands, Rebecca processes a new revelation, Steven provides the math for locating love, being open to specific kinds of attention, and the philosophical dilemma of the dirty shoes!! 

Follow Steven on instagram and twitter @: Steven_Markow
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @AlmondMilkHotel
Follow the show on twitter at: @ClassroomCrush

MUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: 

Lovefool - The Cardigans 

The Sign - Ace of Base 

Another One Goes By - Mazarin 

Advanced Falconry - Mutual Benefit 

BONUS TRACKS: 
Plants and Worms - Girlpool 
Faster - Third Eye Blind

Being Kinda Like An Artist with Steven Markow

This week it’s honestly one of my favorite episodes of all time and it’s all thanks to writer and all around stellar person and friend, the hilarious Caitie Delaney!! I know that sounds dramatic but this episode is basically why I made this podcast??? To have convos like this?? It has EVERYTHING including Caitie’s 7th grade boyfriend and some integral high school crushes!! We’re talking: how sometimes an ex is just someone you had a crush on who didn’t date you, Logan Echolls, a Rebecca Sexting Update :/ , how other people see you in relation to who you’re dating/crushing, Jake Gyllenhaal who cares, teens having fun with cell phones, when people take little bits of you, society is against us dating actually, it’s hot when people don’t need you but think you’re cool, a Halloween joke gone right!!, it should be against the law for someone to keep living after you go on a date?, a shark idea (normal), and do we think 2020 can still be our year? Plus so much more god you’d be a fool not to listen. 

Follow Caitie on twitter at: @caitiedelaney
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @ AlmondMilkHotel 
Follow the show on twitter at: @ ClassroomCrush 

MUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: 

Crush - Mandy Moore

Literally Just Some Fucking Guy with Caitie Delaney

Okay seriously this week is such a treat because I’m joined by my hilarious GIRLIE FOR LIFE, comedian Allison O’Conor! You will fall in love with her in this episode I guarantee it. She’s a leo moon SWEETIE (idk what this means) and she’s telling me all about her long spanning crush, BRIAN, in an episode that is very Jewish? Spoiler alert this story starts in middle school and ends……….just kidding you’ll have to listen to find out!! We’re talkin: being direct, ass sweat/hot pussy, trying to be the wrong kind of hot, a disappointing Bar Mitzvah experience, when something is declared as romantic and you stop being a person, when a crush represents a new world, will quar make people more dateable to Rebecca?, the PHYSICAL PAIN of being affectionate, when someone notices the parts of you that you like, first horny crushing, middle school romantic gestures, being Alt, being passive, slutty resolutions, when the braces come off and SO MUCH MORE!! I love this episode and I love Allison and I’m so glad I met her and you will be too. 

Follow Allison on twitter at: @ allisonoconor
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @ AlmondMilkHotel 
Follow the show on twitter at: @ ClassroomCrush 

MUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: 

Hard to Concentrate - Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Magic School Bus (of Love) with Allison O'Conor

Wow this week I’m feeling truly blessed to have tricked the very cool and nice and funny actor/comedian/tiktok star Michael Blaiklock into talking to me for like 2 hours during quarantine on my podcast!! He’s telling the stories of his Big Middle School Crush and the mortifying events that unfold when friends decide to take matters into their own hands, AND his Big High School Crush that involves an insane story where one of my favorite fanfic tropes actually happened? How did I get so lucky! This podcast shouldn’t be free. We’re talkin: facetime dates, how does one recognize mutual physical attraction virtually lol, the concept of “perfection” in dating, being a kid with a healthy fear of authority, a slow dance request, a lipsync battle, very public rejection, new romantic values, being a high school Shoulder To Cry On Guy, debilitating fear, oversharing on dates, low self esteem, the need to please, the little “what if” voice, feeling like you deserve nothing but also you DO deserve your crush, and SO MUCH MORE!!! This episode is so good. 

Follow Michael on twitter and tiktok at: @ LILmookieB
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @ AlmondMilkHotel 
Follow the show on twitter at: @ ClassroomCrush 

MUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: 

How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees
Behind the Sun - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Sitting In Cars With Girls (with Michael Blaiklock)

This week you’re lucky enough to listen to me literally fall in love with perfect angel comedian and artist Katy Fishell!! How special for us all. She’s telling me about her big middle to high school and slightly beyond crush, Tyler!! I know I always say this ep has got it all but boy oh boy this ep has got it all: a quarantine crush catchup, the power of a bowler hat, the possibility of swinging (jk?), the coveted “my friend thinks you’re cute”, late night 8th grade talking on the phone height of romance vibes, when you put someone on such a high pedestal you can’t even see them anymore, hot Chicago goss, destiny!!!, when affection feels like a miracle, why do some crushes liiiiiiterally haunt you??, status in relationships, meaningless sex, the lowkey drug of adolescent obsession, saying hey at the gig, recognizing when someone isn’t a villain but your feelings are still valid and soooooooo much more!! If you don’t listen I don’t understand you. 

Follow Katy on twitter at: @ FishellKaty and her BRILLIANT cartoon account on instagram at: @  sex_is_weird
Follow Rebecca on twitter at: @ AlmondMilkHotel 
Follow the show on twitter at: @ ClassroomCrush 

MUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: 

Lost Cause- Beck
She’s A Jar- Wilco
Terrapin - Syd Barrett

Not Like The Other Boys with Katy Fishell

Classroom Crush is a podcast hosted by Rebecca Bulnes about the heartbreaking, embarrassing, influential memories of childhood crushes. Each week Rebecca interviews a funny, interesting guest about their most formative real life crushes, and all the heartache and Real Feelings that shaped the way they view love and relationships today.

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